diff --git a/docs/pom.xml b/docs/pom.xml
index dc6db7d24..9aaf4a841 100644
--- a/docs/pom.xml
+++ b/docs/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <properties>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a1a035a36..ff4b689f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
     <name>Worker Framework</name>
@@ -273,52 +273,52 @@
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>standard-worker-container</artifactId>
                 <type>pom</type>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-caf</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-default-configs</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-store-fs</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
                 <artifactId>worker-tracking-report</artifactId>
-                <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+                <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
diff --git a/release-notes-8.0.0.md b/release-notes-8.0.0.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e19ccd5a9..000000000
--- a/release-notes-8.0.0.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#### Version Number
-${version-number}
-
-#### New Features
-- **US862045:** Quorum queues leveraging 'x-delivery-count' for the handling of poison messages.
-
-#### Bug Fixes
-- **I445035**: Workers now attempt to complete all in-progress and pre-fetched tasks before shutting down.
-- **I874162**: Fixed issue where the `JobStatusResponseCache` was not working for HTTPS requests.
-
-#### Known Issues
-
-#### Breaking Changes
-- **US749035**: Classic queues and priority queues are deprecated, priority queues can still be created however it is no
-  longer possible to publish messages with a priority.
-  When using `cfg~caf~worker~RabbitWorkerQueueConfiguration.js`, the type of queue created by workers can be controlled 
-  by the ENV CAF_RABBITMQ_QUEUE_TYPE, this currently defaults to 'quorum', but will be removed in a future release.
-- **US857114**: Introduced configurable Rabbit MQ protocol so that, if desired, Rabbit MQ communication can be TLS 
-  enabled. When using `cfg~caf~worker~RabbitConfiguration`, the rabbit protocol used by services can be configured using 
-  the CAF_RABBITMQ_PROTOCOL environment variable. The default value is 'amqp'.
-  Consumers using the util-rabbitmq module will need to handle additional exceptions when creating a Rabbit connection
-  through `RabbitUtil.java`. RabbitUtil.createRabbitConnection now requires a protocol argument.
-
diff --git a/release-notes-8.1.0.md b/release-notes-8.1.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b36546391
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-notes-8.1.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+!not-ready-for-release!
+
+#### Version Number
+${version-number}
+
+#### New Features
+
+#### Known Issues
diff --git a/standard-worker-container/pom.xml b/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
index 10e4a0ba6..d6ddb0c62 100644
--- a/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
+++ b/standard-worker-container/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml b/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
index 4aacd19e2..af4fd12f7 100644
--- a/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
+++ b/util-rabbitmq/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>util-rabbitmq</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-api/pom.xml b/worker-api/pom.xml
index 93733fc69..aad5d8078 100644
--- a/worker-api/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-api/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-api</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-caf/pom.xml b/worker-caf/pom.xml
index fab3a0e84..57868d0b5 100644
--- a/worker-caf/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-caf/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-caf</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-configs/pom.xml b/worker-configs/pom.xml
index a0328e757..d961e2242 100644
--- a/worker-configs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-configs/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-configs</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-core/pom.xml b/worker-core/pom.xml
index c6b154c46..9b7b21df5 100644
--- a/worker-core/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-core/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-core</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-default-configs/pom.xml b/worker-default-configs/pom.xml
index 1956abe3c..a68b70971 100644
--- a/worker-default-configs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-default-configs/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-default-configs</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml b/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
index 3be338924..cb7ff32b1 100644
--- a/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-queue-rabbit/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-queue-rabbit</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-store-fs/pom.xml b/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
index c9ceb614c..0d6748a88 100644
--- a/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-fs/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-fs</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-store-http/pom.xml b/worker-store-http/pom.xml
index dde782616..780f9038d 100644
--- a/worker-store-http/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-http/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-http</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-store-mem/pom.xml b/worker-store-mem/pom.xml
index 17aab291d..5349dfe67 100644
--- a/worker-store-mem/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-mem/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-mem</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-store-s3/pom.xml b/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
index 5c7d25fe0..8216caf96 100644
--- a/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-store-s3/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-store-s3</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>
diff --git a/worker-test/pom.xml b/worker-test/pom.xml
index c0239b5c2..eca7a05c6 100644
--- a/worker-test/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-test/pom.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>worker-test</artifactId>
diff --git a/worker-tracking-report/pom.xml b/worker-tracking-report/pom.xml
index dca24882c..14fc704c8 100644
--- a/worker-tracking-report/pom.xml
+++ b/worker-tracking-report/pom.xml
@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@
 
     <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
     <artifactId>worker-tracking-report</artifactId>
-    <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
     <parent>
         <groupId>com.github.workerframework</groupId>
         <artifactId>worker-framework-aggregator</artifactId>
-        <version>8.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+        <version>8.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     </parent>
 
     <dependencies>